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Thursday, 18 August 2011

French Farmhouse Style - cooking & eating

Rustic kitchens and pretty places to dine; whether it is in the cool of a stone farmhouse or on the terrace under the shade of an ancient olive tree. Lazy days filled with the smell of lavender baked in the summer sun and the drone of the honey bee - simple pleasures, but pure bliss!

On a personal note: I will be taking a 2 week break for major restoration work on the house/garden but will be back the first week in September! So it's on with the hard hat and until then for those who may like to view our house restoration so far please click HERE.

Hi, Glenda,I send you many regards from the Czech Republic and thank you for your nice comment. I very love England, sometime I go to my sister, she lives in middle England.Pictures from your blog are very lovely, I like this style. I wish you be succesful in your home restoration.Love, Mariana

Just been to a previous post of yours to read about your renovation of your home...fascinating history attatched to it!I find your blog utterly gorgeous and full of all the things I like about 'old' homes and 'things'!I have two wooden stools made by a gentleman who dabbled with wood and whose wife painted most of his wooden objects' base colours and he then painted such things as , snowdrops, willow and leaves on them. The two stools are made from the remnants of a 400+ yrs old Barn Door! I love them! I must do a post on my blog re- his work.

What a stunning post AGAIN! I love this palette definitely my favorite, the soft grays, putty and blues...so soothing and serene, love the aged patina, and all those pictures are just so gorgeous!!!Congrats on your own renovation and best of luck with it. Cannot wait to hear and see more!

Loving these images today, as always! Best of luck with the latest renovation. I was visiting your blog the other day, reading about your home's history and your beautiful kitchen. I am so impressed with everything you have done so far. What a beautiful home!!

Sigh. The life I will probably never have! but that is what is so appealing and lovely about looking at your blog--and maybe I can incorporate a little corner of it somehow. Living in New England will never come close to living in the French farmhouse style, but we try. We do try. I like to know it exists somewhere :)

Good morning, Glenda,I'm enthralled with every single post on this delicious blog, and as your newest follower, I am wishing you a creative and fulfilling two weeks of renovation! Love these images!!! And LOVE your warm and beautiful home!

Glenda, This was a delightful post. Makes me want to bake a pie and have some friends over. I'm in love with the check slips on the dining chairs. I've never seen any with quite that detail on the back...and I love checks.

Was going to E-mail you but couldn't find an address. You had me laughing out loud yesterday with your comment about the cardboard moose. Have a great day. Mona

Glenda I loved ALL of them !! thankyou and I agree BLISS enjoy your renovations !! i m off to the south of France next friday till 4 sept also looking for brocante and especially an old asparagus pan ! lots of love fay xx my laptop is ill ! so i hope this arrives

Beautiful calming photographs, such lovely settings and homes.I love the baking trays, off to visit the shop:)I hope you have a wonderful time with your renovations, I will miss your weekly posting treat.Hugs,Wendy xo

Beautiful photo collection once again Glenda.Enjoy your house renovations over the next few weeks....I am doing the same thing with our 16th century property here in rural Northumberland....lime pointing and plastering.....so satisfying!Julie x

If I havens said it before but only were thinking it: "I LOVE" your blog...I dream away at almost every post and you give my all the inspiration I need in your blog which I need for my French interior ideas!

oh i was just dropping by to see what ’s new in your little world... needed to see something beautiful today :) i loved this post, and the one on bathrooms so much it was nice to take a second look! x sandra

I have just discovered your blog through Belgian Pearls.I love your blog!! and will put it on my Favorits list.If you have time, please have a look at mine ( Demeures Peintes) you might find things that you will like...thank you for such an eye-candy.

we are going to be building a house soon and its going to be all concrete polished floor, its going to be curved, it will have some straw-bale render, a big slanted (curved)roof lots of windows, modern french doors!!..rustic fittings and hopefully we will be able to tie it all in.....and your blog gives me so many great ideas!

WOW...how could all this beauty pass me by?!I was reading through old comments on my blog, and there I found this warm comment from you since July! Thank you so so much!and now I´m here, and I´m totally out of words! Beacuse I havn´t seen so much beauty on one page for ages!...and I´m so inspired! -Now I´m gonna continue my ride in your fantastic world, and I hope I may recommend your blog, next time I blogg.

I've always loved the english country style,and amongst nmerous other magazines I have House and Garden all the way back from 1984!The style is cosy,elegant and classic,as we like:)I must once more give you credit for all the work you put into your posts,it's a GREAT pleasure everytime I see a new post from you:)tovehugs:)